Patents by Inventor Thomas Alan Patterson

Thomas Alan Patterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220179275
    Abstract: A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Patterson, Rao P. Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Patent number: 11294254
    Abstract: A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Patterson, Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Publication number: 20210063836
    Abstract: A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Patterson, Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Publication number: 20200150508
    Abstract: A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Patterson, Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Robert T. Rozbicki